Wedding Photo Hangover

Wedding Photo Hangover episodes:

• 01.28.2022

  Ep. #186 - How Long Can You Shoot Weddings While Pregnant? with special guest Jennifer Van Elk

  Dustin and Steve talk about life as a wedding photographer when you have a child surprise in the middle of wedding season. Okay, not a child surprise. This isn't the Witcher... but an unexpected bundle of joy nonetheless. They also...

  
• 12.10.2021

  Ep. #185 - How To Kill Your Second Shooter

  This week we talk about how Dustin tried to murder Steve in cold blood but make it look like an accident. I don't know what else there is to write about here... Lightroom Masks, I guess? Steve almost died for...

  
• 11.26.2021

  Ep. #184 - A Very 2021 Thanksgiving Special

  This episode Steve and Dustin talk about what they're thankful for in life. They also talk about their family Thanksgiving plans and an interesting experience Rustin had with a second shooter recently. After you listen, drop us an email to...

  
• 08.23.2021

  Ep. #183 - Kodak Professional Select, Midnight Edition with Kathy Netti and Mollie Beach

  This week Steve and Dustin talk to Kathy Netti and Mollie Beach of Kodak Professional about Kodak Professional Select. This is a new software/service from Kodak Professional that helps photographers cull their photo shoots quickly by using AI to group...

  
• 07.29.2021

  Ep. #182 - Almost Pornographic Couple Kisses

  Dustin and Steve are easing back into the new world of post-covid-vaccine weddings. Dustin is busy with real estate. Steve is trying out new straps for his cameras. Corny puns. Slippery nips. HBO Max. Steve drops big news and then...

  
• 06.28.2021

  Ep. #181 - Devil's Avocados with Adam Mason of The Bearded Tog

  Adam Mason of The Bearded Tog and Mason Photography joins us this week to talk about life, photography, music, cryptocurrency, scientific films, dogecoin and the movie Whiplash. Steve and Adam also talk about conference photography, political photography, and commercial work....

  
• 05.12.2021

  Ep. #180 - Roll for Photography with Casey Fatchett of the Nerdy Photographer

  This week Steve talks with Casey Fatchett of the Nerdy Photographer. They talk a lot about Casey's podcast and how he makes it. They also talk about his Heiland 3-Cell Flash Gun. Look it's a pretty tangent heavy episode where...

  
• 04.23.2021

  Ep. #179 - White Elephant Sperm Scooper with Melissa Johnstone and Dwayne Larson from Filters Removed

  This week it’s a very special crossover episode with Mel Johnstone and Dwayne Larson of the Filters Removed podcast. In this episode we talk about a wide variety of topics, like picking perfect pastries to procure professional employment and a...

  
• 04.13.2021

  Ep. #178 - Cow Girls and Space Guy with Jess Robertson of Girl with the Tattoos

  Jess Robertson joins us to talk about things you can do to make your website and business more inclusive. We talk about how Jess got started in wedding photography, why she wanted to make her business more inclusive, and how...

  
• 03.26.2021

  Ep. #177 - Streamlining Your Photography Workflow with James Broadbent of Narrative

  This week Steve talks to James Broadbent of Narrative and Chasewild about building tools to help streamline workflows for photographers. They talk about Narrative Publish and Narrative Select and how they reduce the time it takes to publish blogs and...

  
• 03.17.2021

  Ep. #176 - The World's #1 Most Stank Proof Photobooth with Brandon Wong of the Photobooth Supply Co.

  This week Steve was joined by Brandon Wong of the Photobooth Supply Co. Brandon talked to Steve about why he transitioned from being a wedding photographer to creating a photobooth company that could help photographers and other event vendors make...

  
• 02.24.2021

  Ep. #175 - Switching to the M1 Mac and Toot Toot Caboose with Josh Withers

  This week we talk with Josh Withers about his switch from editing photos on the iPad Pro to a new M1 MacBook. We also talk about some crazy theory about the right way to pose men and women in photos...

  
• 02.04.2021

  Ep. #174 - Sony A1, Fujifilm GFX 100s, and Gamestonks Sharts with Ulices Del Toro

  This week we welcome Ulices Del Toro back to the podcast to talk about life after having a baby. We also talk about the Sony A1 and the Fujifilm GFX 100s a little (but not too much because neither of...

  
• 01.19.2021

  Ep. #173 - Leaving Canon for Sony and Photographers Kicked Off Instagram

  How has the dismal vaccine rollout affected photographers? Some photographers have been kicked off Instagram since the insurrection on January 6th, is it related (it's not)? We're demanding to see location information to find out (we're terrible people and we're...

  
• 12.31.2020

  Ep. #172 - Should A Luxury Photo Company Use iPhone or Android?

  This week we're talking Christmas gifts and the things we missed in 2020 and the things we're looking forward to in 2021. But it's mostly not holiday related. We have updates on birds that rhyme with Sony as well as...

  
• 12.17.2020

  Ep. #171 - Sony Pony Droney Bologna

  This episode is weird. Dustin could have sent Steve his audio. Steve could have asked for that audio when he realized it wasn't there... but then Steve's massive frustration with Dustin's weird Skype glitches wouldn't shine through in the episode...

  
• 12.02.2020

  Ep. #170 - Do You Have to Pay Second Shooters if They're Terrible?

  This week we're going hard in the paint on Q&A.; We talk about treatment and pay of second shooters, whether it's okay to call other photographers out when they lie, if you should tell other photographers not to buy DSLRs,...

  
• 11.24.2020

  Ep. #169 - Moonshoes, Mullet Shoes, M1 Chips, and iPhone Camera Comparisons

  This is our first episode back after our fraught pre-election episode. It's been a confusing anxiety filled month as our current president refuses to acknowledge that he lost the election. He lost bigly. But we're finally back with an episode...

  
• 10.31.2020

  Ep. #168 - Halloween Spooktacular 2020 Get Out and Vote

  This week we discuss the best cameras for catching pumpkin smashers red-handed, the best full spectrum cameras, how do you get photos of kids on Halloween if they have to wear masks, what doe sit mean if a cloud of...

  
• 10.08.2020

  Ep. #167 - Consensual Slap-@$$

  How bout that title? Think that'll bypass the title censorship laws (do those exist?)? This week we're talking about Steve's RSI issues, the new Sony a7c, and Steve's fear that he's becoming a videographer again. Also, consensual slap-@$$ at weddings. Beer...

  
• 09.08.2020

  Ep. #166 - Using Manual Focus When It's Too Dark for Auto

  This week Steve tells a story about using manual focus with live view when it was too dark for his autofocus to work. It was hell. Dustin talks about video lights and we wonder if he's even a photographer anymore....

  
• 08.25.2020

  Ep. #165 - What is an Associate Photographer?

  What is an associate photographer? Is it okay to put out random requests for an associate photographer on Facebook? What should you do to train an associate photographer? We talk about associate photographers for quite some time... and also about...

  
• 08.19.2020

  Ep. #164 - Pandemic Wedding Photos Being Used as Evidence

  This week we're talking about the possibility of your photos being used as evidence in a court of law. That's right, if you take photos of people not social distancing or not wearing masks during the coronavirus pandemic, there's a...

  
• 08.11.2020

  Ep. #163 - Riding on the Edge of a Snap with Ulices Del Toro

  This week's episode is a little weird. First off, it's explicit. Don't listen to it at work or in front of your kids. Second off, we didn't have time to record this week, so instead of leaving everyone hanging we're...

  
• 08.04.2020

  Ep. #162 - Overheating Issues with Ulices Del Toro of the Wedding Photo Podcast

  This week Dustin and Steve have their friend Ulices Del Toro back on the podcast to form the Blue Shirt Boys group and also to talk about some gear that Sony put out. Like that amazing CF Express type A...

  
• 07.28.2020

  Ep. #161 - Unsplash and Drone Photos with Josh Withers of the Rebel's Guide to Getting Married

  This week Steve is joined by Josh Withers of the Rebel's Guide to Getting Married. Steve and Josh talk about COVID-19 cancellations, unsplash, and drone photos. They also talk about facial manipulation in photos that people do to get those...

  
• 07.22.2020

  Ep. #160 - Stranger Sessions During a Pandemic and Anti-Masker Weddings

  Grab your mask, Ray Bans, and fishing hat. It's time to go full Bernie. This week we've got updates on the Copper Stallion Media story and also on the Shoot and Share controversy. We're talking Godox flashes and their iPhone...

  
• 07.14.2020

  Ep. #159 - Which Mask Should You Wear While Shooting?

  Masks. Masks. Masks. Masks. This week Steve and Dustin talk a lot about masks. They also talk about a crazy price drop with the Canon 5D Mark IV, the new Canon R5 and R6, Sony's vaporware Sony a7s II successor,...

  
• 07.07.2020

  Ep. #158 - How Can You Stay Safe at a Wedding During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

  This week Steve and Dustin talk about traveling for shoots during a pandemic, what it's like to shoot a wedding during a pandemic, live-streaming weddings, and also Steve teaches Dustin how to delete photos from his iPhone because apparently Steve...

  
• 06.30.2020

  Ep. #157 - Can You Turn Away Unattractive Clients? with James Kelly of the Photographers Craic Podcast

  Steve talks with James Kelly of the Photographers Craic Podcast. Steve and James talk about the way COVID-19 has affected their very different countries and how they’re both coping. They also talk about James’s equine photography and a little bit...

  
• 06.23.2020

  Ep. #156 - Can you Shoot a Wedding with an iPhone? with Jennifer Van Elk

  This is kind of a weird episode in that it's more serious than usual. You know how sometimes when you're a douchebag every conversation becomes a podcast (sorry, replace douchebag with podcaster). Well, that's what I did to Jenn. We...

  
• 06.16.2020

  Ep. #155 - Technology Troubles with Ulices Del Toro of the Wedding Photo Podcast

  This week Steve forgets about Dustin. Literally, Steve forgot that Dustin was going to be out of town and had to rope Ulices Del Toro in for an emergency guest host spot... And it goes terribly. Mired in the muck...

  
• 06.09.2020

  Ep. #154 - Wedding Crashers with Morgan Roberts and Dominic Fitzgerald of Down Down Critics are Down

  This episode we discuss the highly problematic film Wedding Crashers with Morgan Roberts and Dominic Fitzgerald of the Down Down Critics are Down podcast! Buckle up, because this episode is a little bit messy. Also one of the crew this...

  
• 06.03.2020

  Ep. #153 - How To Destroy a Business in Less than 48 Hours (or What Happened to Shoot and Share?)

  First up, and most importantly, we're donating all the money the podcast makes this month to Black Lives Matter. We both support BLM and we think you should too. Now, on to our normal show notes... We have a lot...

  
• 05.26.2020

  Ep. #152 - Drone Hunt and the Disgusting Way Copper Stallion Media Treated a Former Client

  Dustin and his cool dad friend, Steve, talk about DC accents, their first shoots with people since the pandemic ended, a wedding photographer arrested for shooting during the pandemic, falling mirrorless camera sales, grandmothers ordered to remove photos of their...

  
• 05.18.2020

  Ep. #151 - Getting Back to Work After the Pandemic with Jenn Van Elk

  This week we're talking about getting back to work shooting photos after the pandemic. A lot of the way we do business is going to change as a direct result of the coronavirus and we want to help guide listeners...

  
• 05.12.2020

  Ep. #150 - That Spicy Seed Life and a Framed Swastika on a Wedding Day

  What are your feelings about breakfast in bed? Do you brush your teeth first? Also, follow up about the 180 degree rule for video/film, new ARM MacBooks Pro, a wedding photographer that may have discovered a stone henge-like structure, and...

  
• 05.05.2020

  Ep. #149 - Should Photographers Wear Masks at Weddings? Plus Nana's Dank Pee Play Memes and the Mavic Air 2

  Dealing with email spam from friends, turning your Canon camera into a webcam, sad coronavirus stories, and tearing down some abysmal facebook ads. We're also talking about drones being used to enforce social distancing, a hummingbird drone used to capture...

  
• 04.29.2020

  Ep. #148 - Wedding Industry Pet Peeves with Natalie Franke of HoneyBook and The Rising Tide Society

  This week we talk with Natalie Franke of The Rising Tide Society and HoneyBook about community building and how HoneyBook is helping photographers cope with the coronavirus pandemic. We also talk about Amaretto Sours and how Natalie likes fixing her...

  
• 04.20.2020

  Ep. #147 - How Are You Staying Creative in Quarantine?

  Can you sue someone for embedding your instagram posts? We're talking about Stephanie Sinclair and her lawsuit against Mashable which predictably went nowhere. We're also talking about how to stay creative during quarantine and who owns the copyright on those...

  
• 04.13.2020

  Ep. #146 - Subpar Tik Tok Wedding Photos and Yeeting Cameras

  Has your camera been yeeted by a groomsman recently? Has a subpar Tik Tok photographer taken crappy photos of your couple during your allotted photography time? Has someone tried to scam you on Instagram by making you feel like an...

  
• 04.06.2020

  Ep. #145 - Joining the Right MLM and Avoiding the Shoot and Share Contest That's Ruining the World

  How can you make a move on a client who's getting married soon, without jeopardizing your business? Should Petapixel allow their writers use their enormous platform to go after thieves that no one has ever heard of, thus giving them...

  
• 03.31.2020

  Ep. #144 - Can You Shoot Your Mom's Wedding During the Coronavirus Pandemic?

  This week we’re talking about the Boston photographer that unwittingly spread COVID-19 to a bunch of clients, family, and friends after contracting the disease at a biogenesis conference. We also talk about a wedding photographer whose social media was hacked...

  
• 03.22.2020

  Ep. #143 - Dark Booty WPH Livestream

  Howdy partners! WPH went live this week in the facebook group. We talk a lot about COVID-19 and the continued effect it is having on wedding photographers. We can promise that future episodes won't be so pandemic focused, but we...

  
• 03.17.2020

  Ep. #142 - De-Shelled Turtles with Lexie Machado

  This week we talked with Lexie Machado of The Awkward Photog - Alexa Machado Photography. We talk with Lexie about celery juicing, photoshopping portraits, using selective coloring in your editing workflow, and about building an educational platform for photographers. We...

  
• 03.15.2020

  Ep. #141 - Coronavirus Extra (COVID-19 and your wedding photography business) with Jenn Van Elk of Wedded

  We're releasing this special episode to talk about COVID-19 (perhaps better known as Coronavirus), and how it's affecting wedding photography businesses and the wedding industry. We know you're hearing a lot about this right now. We know a lot of...

  
• 03.10.2020

  Ep. #140 - Compressing Raw Files with Boris Verks of Dotphoton (now called Rawsie)

  This week we're talking with Boris Verks, the head of product at Dotphoton (now called Rawsie). We talk with Boris about raw files and about compressing them. We also talk to Boris about the White Stripes, the National, Iggy Pop,...

  
• 03.04.2020

  Ep. #139 - Sony Brony

  Click the following link if you want to see that dank Star Wars/Pokemon Meme that we talked about in the opener. First up we're talking follow up this week, and specifically we're talking more about the Sony Pony situation. Next up...

  
• 02.26.2020

  Ep. #138 - Sony Pony

  We're back with a somewhat normal episode... Well, as normal as we ever get over here. Dustin is concerned that Steve is cheating on him with Ulices Del Toro of the Wedding Photo Podcast. Dustin's doing bridal shows while Steve's...

  
• 02.18.2020

  Ep. #137 - Conversations on the Conference Floor - Imaging USA pt. 2

  Here's part 2 of our two part episode from the Imaging USA conference. Steve's voice was wrecked in the first episode, and it's even more wrecked in this one. We went to a smoky bar and his voice finally gave...